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March 26, 2019 Treven Hooker

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💥 The Arizona Trail Association's Annual Meeting 💥 The Arizona Trail Association's Annual Meeting is almost here (Feb. 1, 2026), and you're invited! 🎟️ Get tickets @ link in bio! We will be celebrating accomplishments of 2025. With special guest speakers, and a catered lunch, you don't want to miss it! -------------------------- Alexandera @alexanderahouchin is a citizen of the Fond du Lac Band of the Lake Superior Ojibwe, and lives in Duluth, Minnesota. She’s carved out a home in ultra-endurance bike racing and completed her first 100+ mile run in 2024. As of 2026, she’s completed 4 full traverses of the #ArizonaTrail on bike. She’s a graduate of the Native Nation Rebuilders Program, a professional development program for Indigenous leaders and serves on the Arizona Trail Association Board. She is currently writing a book and developing programming to support an Indigenous Children’s Summer Bike Camp. She has set and still holds several women’s records across bikepack ultra-racing, generally opting for a bike with one gear.
Get your tickets for the Arizona Trail Association Get your tickets for the Arizona Trail Association's 32nd Annual Meeting - Feb. 1, 2026 🔗 in bio We will be celebrating accomplishments of 2025. With special guest speakers, and a catered lunch, you don't want to miss it! _______________ Joan Meiners @joan_bikes_arizona is an environmental journalist, currently writing about climate issues across Arizona for The Arizona Republic , the state's largest newspaper. In fall 2025, she bikepacked the entire #ArizonaTrail from Utah to Mexico, mostly alone, and published stories about the climate impacts, research and solutions relevant to each region along the way. It was the experience of a lifetime and she could not have imagined it starting with a massive wildfire at the Grand Canyon and ending with landscape-destroying border wall construction -- talk about environmental issues as a sign of the times! She's now working on expanding that experience and reporting into a book for Island Press. Before becoming a journalist, Joan completed a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Ecology with a focus on studying biodiversity patterns among native bees across different habitats. She still occasionally collaborates on science research projects and publications. Before that, she spent most of her 20s racing and crashing her road and mountain bikes all over the west, and she tries to ride more carefully now. Since redirecting her love for the environment to a primary focus on journalism in 2019, her writing has won numerous national grants and awards for investigative reporting and feature writing and has appeared in outlets including National Geographic, Discover Magazine, Orion Magazine, The Washington Post Magazine and more.
It’s been a cold week on the #arizonatrail! A few It’s been a cold week on the #arizonatrail! A few storms rolled through and brought a good amount of rain and snow throughout the state. 🏔️ Huachuca Mountains ancestral lands of the Hohokam and Tohono O’odham
✌️Peace out, 2025! 📷 Ray Voley ~ Mills Ridge Trai ✌️Peace out, 2025! 📷 Ray Voley ~ Mills Ridge Trailhead
Your generosity helps us preserve the Arizona Nati Your generosity helps us preserve the Arizona National Scenic Trail for future generations. Since 1994, we've accomplished amazing things with support from members, donors, business partners, and friends like you. At the #ArizonaTrailAssociation, we promote outdoor activities, meaningful connections, and stewardship ethics. Think about the great experiences you've had on the #AZT or with us and make your tax-deductible year-end gift today. 📷 ATA Staff (l-r): Treven Hooker, JJ Jonas, Renee Stevens, Aaron Seifert, Neil Stitzer, Shannon Villegas, Clay Showalter, Makenzie Mabery, Brittany Chavez, Matthew Nelson, Heidi Larson. Not pictured: Chappy Chappell, Tasha Pontifex, Chrissy Maes, Alex Gonzales, Sarah Dowling
During this time of year, it's important to reflec During this time of year, it's important to reflect on 2025 and all we have done together. Here are some highlights from the ATA's @aztrailvets Program: 🌳 Nature Therapy in Action ~ by Michael "Chappy" Chappell, VETS Program Director “One moment that’s stayed with me from 2025 happened out on a remote stretch of the #AZT along the #MazatzalDivide. The work itself was classic Arizona trail-building: overgrown brush, mid-day heat, rock, steep sidehill, and the kind of terrain that forces you to slow down and do it right. But what made this hitch possible—and what made it special—was partnership. With generous support from the @tontonationalforest and @tral_az (Tonto Recreation Alliance), we were able to access our base camp deep in Sunflower Canyon using a 4x4 transport, allowing our crew to work in terrain that would otherwise be out of reach for typical trail crews. Once on the ground, the trail gave our veterans something familiar and grounding: a clear mission. Show up, do the work, take care of the person next to you, and finish the objective. We had veterans arrive carrying heavy, invisible weight—grief, anxiety, isolation, and the lingering question of where they might fit in after military service. Somewhere between swinging tools, swapping stories, and sharing quiet meals in the backcountry, walls came down. By day two, the same folks who arrived guarded were laughing, mentoring newer volunteers, and talking about the next mission. It’s hard to describe unless you’ve seen it in person, but it’s that “mission therapy” effect in action: purpose, community, and public lands working together to support real healing.” 🤙🏼 Continue supporting the AZT VETS by joining the ranks of #OperationFreedomMarch 🇺🇸 or donating online to ensure this important work continues. Donate ~ https://aztrail.org/2025-end-of-year-fundraiser/
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